"I was at burning man. Blah blah blah. And where do we put all the shit on Mars?"

Sorry, please? That is the best question you can come up with? I stopped watching after this.

Yes I was there. Trust me, you're not the only one that felt that way. Almost everyone in the audience are very smart, respected people in the aerospace industry. Scientists, engineers, you name it. Many walked out very irritated.

Lot's of people from outside of the industry went to the event, just to see this talk.

Absolutely. I was watching it live and couldn't believe how bad that Q&A section was. Felt bad for Musk standing there, having to somehow respond politely to all that stupidity.

I thought Musk did a great job at salvaging the lower brow questions.

> Send Michael Sera to mars because we don't want him back >> Elon talks about the importance of offering return trips

> Where do we put the shit on mars with no water >> Elon talks about how the critical shortage is power, not water.

> Are you thinking about interstellar travel >> Creating a colony on mars creates the incentives to spur us to create the dramatic improvements in space travel that will one day give rise to interplanetary travel

While I understand the frustration, including the general public in this discussion in critical to build the support and good will needed for this project to succeed. We need more people to be willing to address questions like this.

The only time I felt bad for Musk was when that girl asked him if she could take him upstairs and give him a kiss. He mumbled something like "I don't have that here" and moved on.

This is why I think the Tesla brand will be much stronger than bmw or Audi. They are the new Apple who are thinking different.